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Phytoremediation
Many types of soil and water pollutants that pose a serious risk to human and environmental health can be removed through a process known as phytoremediation. Phytoremediation is a type of...
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Genetic Engineering
The genetic engineering of plants and animals influences the daily lives of Georgians, many of whom consume genetically engineered (or transgenic) crops, wear clothes made from cotton engineered to...
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Genetics of Cotton
Cotton was ranked second in Georgia's top ten agricultural commodities for 2007, in terms of farm gate value (the value of the product when it leaves the farm). Farmers, primarily in the southern half...
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Genetics of Peanuts
As the nation's top producer of peanuts, Georgia is closely associated with the crop both economically and historically. In 2007 peanuts generated a farm gate value (the value of a crop when it leaves...
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Genetics of Tobacco
Tobacco, once a historically significant crop in Georgia, is a relatively minor agricultural commodity in the twenty-first century. Grown in thirty-five Georgia counties in 2007, tobacco generated a...
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